Tag Archives: sensory details and writing

Details Deliver

Posted on December 14, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

In many ways, as writers, we’re also artists in a visual sense: We paint worlds with our words. Cultivating an eye for telling details can give our writing texture and a sense of place. In Georgia Heard’s lovely guide, Writing … Continue reading →

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Getting Unstuck

Posted on March 12, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

We’ve all been there: Found ourselves stymied by a paragraph or a scene, unable to bring it to life: We feel stuck, sluggish, blocked. What to do? What to do? I just came across an intriguing technique for overcoming writer’s … Continue reading →

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Apple Pie

Posted on May 9, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

As writers of both fiction and nonfiction, there’s nothing more satisfying that building a rich, full world that both we and our readers can experience deeply. Bringing the worlds in our imaginations onto the page so I readers can step … Continue reading →

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Listening In

Posted on March 25, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

Consider how you spend your day: seeing the sun slant across the floor in your room, smelling that first cup of hazelnut coffee, touching your silky comforter with your hands or that small nubbly rug by your bed with your … Continue reading →

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Roasted Figs

Posted on February 7, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Roasted figs bursting with hot, honeyed pulp. The smell of sun-drenched lavender and rosemary mingling with the salty ocean air. When you’re creating a world in fiction, you want your readers to experience that world from your characters’ point of … Continue reading →

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